STORY: AMISOM donates office equipment to Southwest

State police stations

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DATELINE: 12/JANUARY/2020, BAIDOA, SOMALIA

SHOT LIST:

1. Wide shot, African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) police officers outside of a
police station in Baidoa before the donation of office equipment
2. Med shot, AMISOM and Southwest state police officers in a meeting before
3. Med shot, AMISOM police officers
4. Wide shot, South west state and AMISOM police officers in a meeting
5. Close up shot, AMISOM police officers
6. Med shot, Southwest state police officers
7. Wide shot, Southwest state and AMISOM police officers in a meeting
8. Close up shot, signing of the handover documents
9. Med shot, a senior Southwest police commander signing the documents
10. Wide shot, AMISOM officers walking
11. SOUNDBITE: (English) Isaq Ali Subak, the Southwest State Minister of Internal
Security
"The equipment will be used for smooth running of the police stations. We are
grateful to AMISOM Police for supporting Southwest state police through training
courses, mentoring and various other day-to-day activities,"

12. Wide shot, equipment handover

13. SOUNDBITE: (English) Isaq Ali Subak, the Southwest State Minister of Internal
Security
"We have plans to expand our police program by recruiting and training 400 officers.
We always depend on AMISOM support. AMISOM Police plays a major role in
training and building the capacity of the Southwest State police. We have an
excellent working relationship with the AMISOM Police, which we hope will
continue,"

14. Med shot, tables

15. Wide shot, more tables being handed over
16. SOUNDBITE: (English) Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Hiriga Dauda, the
AMISOM Police Coordinating Officer for Southwest State
"Today, as AMISOM police, through the Danish funded project, we have handed over
chairs, filing cabinets and tables to be distributed to the five police stations. This
furniture is meant to ease the work of the police officers and improve operational
capacities, which in turn will improve policing activities within the State,"

17. Med shot, Isaq Ali Subak, the Southwest State Minister of Internal Security and
Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Hiriga Dauda, the AMISOM Police Coordinating
Officer for Southwest State

AMISOM donates office equipment to Southwest State police stations

BAIDOA, 12 January, 2020 —The African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) on

Saturday donated an assortment of office furniture to five police stations in
Southwest State of Somalia as part of AMISOM support to aid operational efficiency
of the police to better serve the public.

The assortment of chairs, filing cabinets and tables will benefit Afgoye, Marka,
Baidoa, Hudur and Bardaale police stations all in the Southwest State of Somalia. The
donations will come in handy for the remote police stations where the government
plans to deploy more police officers.

Speaking during the handing over ceremony at Baidoa police station, Isaq Ali Subak,
the Southwest State Minister of Internal Security thanked AMISOM for the support
and said they plan to deploy more police officers in those areas.

"The equipment will be used for smooth running of the police stations. We are
grateful to AMISOM Police for supporting Southwest state police through training
courses, mentoring and various other day-to-day activities," Minister Isaq said.

"We have plans to expand our police program by recruiting and training 400 officers.
We always depend on AMISOM support. AMISOM Police plays a major role in
training and building the capacity of the Southwest State police. We have an
excellent working relationship with the AMISOM Police, which we hope will
continue," he added.

Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Hiriga Dauda, the AMISOM Police Coordinating
Officer for Southwest State, said that the donated equipment is meant to improve
police operations and that he hopes the gesture will forge stronger working ties with
the Somali police.

"Today, as AMISOM police, through the Danish funded project, we have handed over
chairs, filing cabinets and tables to be distributed to the five police stations. This
furniture is meant to ease the work of the police officers and improve operational
capacities, which in turn will improve policing activities within the State," SSP Hiriga
affirmed.

As part of its mandate, AMISOM supports the Somali Security Forces by enhancing
their capacity through training and provision of material support to help improve
their work conditions.